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WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM MARCH 25-31, 2020 UCW 17 1 WE THE KINGDOM Holy Water 2 MERCYME Almost Home 3 MATTHEW WEST The God Who Stays 4 TOBYMAC Edge Of My Seat 5 BIG DADDY WEAVE I Know 6 RHETT WALKER Believer 7 ZACH WILLIAMS Rescue Story 8 FOR KING & COUNTRY Burn The Ships 9 CORY ASBURY The Father's House 10 REND COLLECTIVE Your Name Is Power What do you get when have a select group of people who didn't get the memo that the calendar had been modified and the start of the New Year was now pushed back by three months? April Fools' Day, that's what. Although the tomfoolery that occurs each April 1 may not feel very old, April Fools' Day traces its origins back several centuries. One legend states that April Fools' Day originated in the 1500s and has remained a day for hijinks ever since. Prior to the 1500s, the western world relied on the Julian calendar to keep track of time. According to the Julian calendar, years began on March 25. However, since March 25 fell during Holy Week, the new year festivities were pushed back to the first day of April. In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII decreed the adoption of the Gregorian calendar, which switched New Year's Day from the end of March to January 1. Many people were informed of this change, yet those who lived in rural areas, or had not heard about the cal- endar change, continued to celebrate the arrival of the new year on April 1. These people were mocked, and some people in the know would try to confuse people into thinking that April 1 was still New Year's Day and that they were receiving a New Year's visit. From this tradition grew the one that is observed today, with people trying to fool unsuspecting individuals with all methods of pranks and trickery. In France, jokes may have involved placing paper fish on the backs of the gullible. These poisson d 'avril (April fish)symbolized a young, easily caught fish, or someone who was easily pranked. Others suggest April Fools ' Day is connected to pagan festivals celebrated during the change of seasons. On Hilaria, Romans would dress up in dis- guises. Some historians speculate that April Fools' Day is connected to the ver- nal equinox, when people were fooled with unpredictable weather. April Fools' antics eventually spread outside of France to Britain and then around the world. While pranks were once simplistic in nature, many are now more intricate. According to Snopes, a popular April Fools' hoax dates back to 1957 when the BBC convinced its audience that spring would arrive early, and with it, an early spaghetti harvest in Switzerland. Video showed peasant women harvesting spaghetti from trees, now that the ravenous spaghetti weevil, which had caused havoc to past har- vests, was finally defeated. The station received scores of calls asking to view the harvest or inquiring how they could get a spaghetti plant. In 1996, in the United States, the popular fast food chain Taco Bell con- vinced the public that it had agreed to purchase Philadelphia 's Liberty Bell and wanted to rename it the Taco Liberty Bell. In 2016, the Texas state comptrol- ler's office announced that redback paper money would be reissued in the state for the first time since 1840 and it would feature Willie Nelson 's face on the $10 bill. April Fools ' jokes have evolved throughout the centuries. Although the exact origins cannot be accurately pin- pointed, the fun ensues nevertheless. April Fools' Day has a long history a STAFF REPORT The health of members in our community is important. Due to the spread of the coronavirus, as a pre- caution, several events have been cancelled throughout the community. Please call to confirm events. MAY 2•1ST ANNUAL HERD MOTORCYCLE CHARITY RIDE hosted by American Legion Post 230. Escorted ride will start at Fort Bragg Harley-Davidson, end- ing at 173rd Airborne Brigade Association clubhouse. There will be music, vendors, food, raffle prizes, car shows and more. Proceeds benefit 173rd Airborne Brigade Association Scholarship Fund. Registration is at 10 a.m. Kickstands up at noon. For details, call 757-535-3799. 4624 BRAGG BLVD. $1 .00 OFF COLDEST DRINKS IN TOWN! FEATURE Although the tomfoolery that occurs each April 1 may not feel very old, April Fools' Day traces its origins back several centuries.